Example In seventeenthcentury England dogs still worked pulling
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Example In seventeenth-century England, dogs still worked, pulling carts, sleds, and ploughs, herding livestock, or working as turn-spits, powering wheels that turned beef and venison over open fires. But working dogs were not much loved and were usually hanged or drowned when they got old. 'Unnecessary' dogs meanwhile gained status among English royalty. King James I was said to love his dogs more than his subjects. Charles II was famous for playing with his dog at Council table, and his brother James had dogs at sea in 1682 when his ship was caught in a storm. As sailors drowned, he allegedly cried out, 'Save the dogs and Colonel Churchill!'
Questions: 1. What is the main idea of this paragraph? identifying the main idea 2. What kinds of work did dogs do in seventeenth-century England? Looking for specific information 3. What does the word “subjects” mean? Inferring the word meaning
Identifying the main idea 1 In seventeenth-century England, dogs still worked, pulling carts, sleds, and ploughs, herding livestock, or working as turn-spits, powering wheels that turned beef and venison over open fires. 2 But working dogs were not much loved and were usually hanged or drowned when they got old. 3'Unnecessary' dogs meanwhile gained status among English royalty. 4 King James I was said to love his dogs more than his subjects. 5 Charles II was famous for playing with his dog at Council table, and his brother James had dogs at sea in 1682 when his ship was caught in a storm. 6 As sailors drowned, he allegedly cried out, 'Save the dogs and Colonel Churchill!' 1. repetition: the topic: dogs 2. collocation: working, unnecessary, his 3. Reversal transition: But 4. repetition: working, worked 5. Superordinate word: royalty 6. pronoun: his = Charles II’s brother
Identifying the main idea • Main idea: In seventeenth-century England, working dogs and unnecessary dogs are treated differently.
Looking for specific information 1 In seventeenth-century England, dogs still worked, pulling carts, sleds, and ploughs, herding livestock, or working as turn-spits, powering wheels that turned beef and venison over open fires. 2 But working dogs were not much loved and were usually hanged or drowned when they got old. 3'Unnecessary' dogs meanwhile gained status among English royalty. 4 King James I was said to love his dogs more than his subjects. 5 Charles II was famous for playing with his dog at Council table, and his brother James had dogs at sea in 1682 when his ship was caught in a storm. 6 As sailors drowned, he allegedly cried out, 'Save the dogs and Colonel Churchill!' Question: What kinds of work did dogs do in seventeenth-century England? Answer: Dogs in the seventeenth-century England pulled carts, sleds, and ploughs, herded livestock, or worked as turn-spits
Inferring the meaning of words or difficult sentences 1 In seventeenth-century England, dogs still worked, pulling carts, sleds, and ploughs, herding livestock, or working as turn-spits, powering wheels that turned beef and venison over open fires. 2 But working dogs were not 1) Question: What much loved and were usually hanged or drowned when they got old. 3'Unnecessary' dogs does the word meanwhile gained status among English royalty. 4 King James I was said to love his dogs more “subjects” mean? than his subjects. 5 Charles II was famous for Answer: The people playing with his dog at Council table, and his brother James had dogs at sea in 1682 when his the king rules ship was caught in a storm. 6 As sailors drowned, he allegedly cried out, 'Save the dogs and Colonel Churchill!'
